Gene may sway fish oil’s breast cancer benefit
• Cancer: Breast • Sep 29 04
Fish oil may help lower the risk of breast cancer, but the benefit may depend largely on a woman’s genetic makeup, researchers have found.
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Vietnam vets more prone to drug-related deaths
• Neurology • Sep 29 04
Thirty years of follow-up show that the overall death rates in Vietnam veterans are no higher than in veterans who did not serve in…
Needle exchange users take fewer HIV risks
• AIDS/HIV • Sep 28 04
Illicit injection drug users who take part in needle exchange programs are less likely than other injection drug users to engage in drug-related behaviors…
Family trend seen with diabetic kidney disease
• Diabetes • Sep 28 04
Type 1 diabetics who have a sibling with diabetic kidney disease have twice the risk of also developing this complication, according to a new…
Half of Internet “Viagra” could be fake: study
• Drug News • Sep 28 04
As many as half of the Viagra anti-impotence pills sold on the Internet could be counterfeit, British scientists said on Tuesday.
They analyzed…
Cats, cockroaches, dampness, fungi linked to asthma
• Asthma • Sep 28 04
Airborne fungi are increasingly being seen as a risk factor for asthma and now, new research indicates that high levels of such fungi are…
Candles spark a growing number of fires in U.S.
• Public Health • Sep 28 04
As candles have become a staple of home decor, the number of household fires blamed on them has taken off as well, U.S. statistics…
Massage therapy eases many cancer patients’ ills
• Pain • Sep 28 04
A relaxing session with a certified massage therapist appears to help reduce anxiety, pain, fatigue and other types of discomfort in cancer patients, new…
US health insurance costs rise faster than wages
• Public Health • Sep 28 04
Health insurance premiums for workers are rising around three times faster than their wages, and health costs eat up a quarter of earnings for…
No sign Thai bird flu transmission sustained: WHO
• Infections • Sep 28 04
A Thai woman who died of bird flu possibly caught it from her daughter, but there was no indication the virus would spread more…
Experimental vaccine may help smokers quit
• Tobacco & Marijuana • Sep 28 04
Nabi Biopharmaceuticals on Tuesday said its NicVAX nicotine vaccine showed promising results in helping smokers quit smoking in a small clinical trial.
The…
Chiron promises US flu vaccine safe and available
• Infections • Sep 28 04
This year’s U.S. flu vaccine will be safe and will be distributed on time, Chiron Corp. President and Chief Executive Officer Howard Pien pledged…
Topical drug best for smallpox vaccine side effects
• Drug News • Sep 28 04
A variety of potentially serious infections can occur after immunization with the smallpox vaccine. Now, findings from an animal study suggest that a topical…
Anakinra useful for severe type of spinal arthritis
• Arthritis • Sep 28 04
The anti-rheumatic drug anakinra is an effective treatment for patients with ankylosing spondylitis, a serious type of arthritis that commonly affects the spine, according…
Counseling may beat sleeping pills for insomnia
• Depression • Sep 27 04
People with chronic insomnia are more likely to find relief with a few sessions of psychological counseling than with sleeping pills, especially in the…
Psychosocial factors may affect diabetes risk
• Diabetes • Sep 27 04
Social position appears to affect the risk of developing diabetes in middle-age, white-collar workers in the UK, according to the results of a study…
Exercise test predicts heart disease in “healthy” men
• Heart • Sep 27 04
Exercise testing with a treadmill (ETT) can predict heart disease in men with no apparent symptoms, new research shows. Moreover, ETT provides useful information…
Restless legs common among pregnant women
• Pregnancy • Sep 27 04
During pregnancy, one in four women will experience restless legs syndrome, Italian researchers report.
The current study is not the first to make…
Diet during pregnancy linked with leukemia in child
• Pregnancy • Sep 27 04
Women who eat a diet rich in vegetables and protein during pregnancy may lower the risk of leukemia in their child, new research findings…
Herbal therapy can interfere with prescription drugs
• Alternative Medicine • Sep 27 04
A long-used herbal drug taken to lower cholesterol may interfere with nearly 60 percent of all prescription drugs, including the popular anti-cholesterol drugs called…
Living in the suburbs can make you sick
• Headaches • Sep 27 04
Living in the suburbs may have once been part of the American dream but it can lead to high blood pressure, arthritis and headaches,…
Thai suspected bird flu case fans human link fear
• Infections • Sep 27 04
Thailand, rattled by fears a girl passed bird flu to her mother, said Monday it has no evidence of human-to-human transmission of the deadly…
Ancient virus protein linked to multiple sclerosis
• Neurology • Sep 27 04
Syncytin, a virus protein that has been around for millions of years, may play a role in the nerve damage that occurs with multiple…
Group urges review of new U.S. statin drug advice
• Heart • Sep 26 04
Consumer advocates backed by some prominent doctors and researchers on Thursday questioned a new U.S. policy recommending wider use of statin drugs to lower…
Snow peas blamed for diarrhea outbreak
• Bowel Problems • Sep 26 04
Several cases of food poisoning that occurred in Pennsylvania earlier this year represent the first time infection with the parasite Cyclospora cayetanensis (cyclosporiasis) has…